(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) or (c) of this section, no licensee or his operator may operate the amusement center between the hours of 12:01 a.m. to 9 a.m., Monday through Friday, and between the hours of 2 a.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday and Sunday.
(b) If an amusement center is within 500 feet of a district restricted to residential use under the Comprehensive General Zoning Ordinance of the City of Dallas, no licensee or his operator may operate the amusement center except between the hours of 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and between the hours of 9 a.m. to 12 midnight, Friday and Saturday.
(c) If an amusement center is within 500 feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school, no licensee or his operator may operate the amusement center between the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the fall or spring term when students are required to attend school in the school district in which the center is located.
(d) For purposes of this section, measurements shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest entry door in the portion of the building used as an amusement center to the nearest point of a district restricted to residential use or nearest entry door of a school.
(e) If an amusement center’s hours are restricted only by Subsection (a) of this section, a licensee may obtain a temporary permit to operate continuously. The chief of police shall issue a temporary permit for no longer than 30 days and only once a year. (Ord. Nos. 14736; 14932; 16586; 20663)